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Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors’ Interviews

March 18, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments Humor with RA, Talking to doctors

If kissing turns frogs into princes, what about heaters and RA doctors? A friend of mine held a job interview yesterday. She did not hire him. It didn’t sound like he really wanted to be her doctor anyway. It reminded me of this frog picture from last summer. If princesses have to kiss frogs until they find...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

Local Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Groups

March 16, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis support

Rheumatoid Arthritis support groups: A great idea? Three years ago, a few frustrating phone calls and I gave up trying to start a local Rheumatoid Arthritis support group. It was more work than I could handle. A couple of years later, I started my blog. Talk about a lot to handle… it’s been an incredible few...Continue reading 28 Comments » Read more

Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis Map

March 15, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 52 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Lately, I’m getting more mail and messages from the newly diagnosed. Rheumatoid Arthritis is such a complicated diagnosis to handle. There is so much to figure out, I’ve often joked that we ought to get a degree and little letters after our name: RA. Answering emails and messages is an enjoyable part of my day because...Continue reading 52 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Exercise, Part 3

March 12, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 54 Comments Cost of activity - usage principle, Exercise with RA, Joint protection for Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis exercise impasse Is there any mainstream medical website or magazine that does not preach exercise for Rheumatoid Arthritis? I have not found one. What is the truth about Rheumatoid Arthritis, exercise, and health? Earlier posts on RA exercise have discussed plain RA facts of life, striving to present a realistic view of exercise and RA....Continue reading 54 Comments » Read more

Putting Faith in Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Remedies

March 11, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Courage & living with RA, Faith, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

What is acting in Faith? When my daughter was four, she lost her hearing. There was trauma, yes. There were doctors, yes. Then there were hearing aids. Yay! Do you know what else there were? There were naysayers. Some pressured me to have faith that she would be healed. Close friends abandoned us for turning to the medical...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more

Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Heartache

March 9, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 207 Comments Courage & living with RA, Emotions and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Invisible Illness, Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism, Transparency & living with RA

Warning: This post is for the faint of heart. Tired of the stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis grieving Yeah, I’m probably not supposed to say these things. Whatever… Some of these RA changes are wearing thin. I never wanted to be branded by anything negative. I’m getting tired of feeling like I’ve lost credibility because of the chronic illness...Continue reading 207 Comments » Read more

Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 8, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 173 Comments Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Side effects for RA medicine

Prednisone is the most common symptom treating medicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis. Medicines which fight the Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity are called disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Rheumatoid arthritis usually requires both disease treatment and symptom treatment. Lately, I’ve given a lot of thought to the prednisone Rheumatoid Arthritis issue. Like so many other RA issues, the...Continue reading 173 Comments » Read more